In 1938 a bit of tropo sent the low band VHF TV signals across the atlantic.
Here's the video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kk0ytK_nqA
Pre-war BBC TV received in America
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Re: Pre-war BBC TV received in America
And they've just received it 78 years later ?pete_uk wrote:In 1938 a bit of tropo sent the low band VHF TV signals across the atlantic.
Here's the video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kk0ytK_nqA
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Re: Pre-war BBC TV received in America
More likely F layer, not tropo at 50Mhz / distance.
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Re: Pre-war BBC TV received in America
Still happens today when the atmosphere is being co-operative, look for US Fire Dept pagers between 33.42 - 33.98 MHz (20 kHz channels). Most likely in the afternoon here.
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They've never had decent TV since
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